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Accounting Director
<p><strong>Company Profile</strong></p><ul><li>A large, well-established Japanese company with significant international operations is seeking a senior accounting leader as it enters an important phase of financial and organizational transformation.</li><li>The company has built a strong global business and is now focused on further strengthening its financial reporting framework, governance, and alignment between Japan and its overseas operations.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><ul><li>This is a senior accounting leadership role responsible for financial accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting, audit, tax, and financial governance.</li><li>Beyond managing ongoing accounting operations, a major focus of the role will be transforming the company's financial reporting framework. Key initiatives include transitioning toward IFRS, accelerating the financial close, aligning reporting timelines between Japan and overseas entities, and improving the overall quality and efficiency of financial reporting.</li><li>You will also oversee consolidated and standalone closing, statutory reporting, audit and tax matters, while providing financial analysis and reporting to senior management.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Your Skills </strong></p><ul><li>Strong experience in financial accounting and/or consolidated reporting</li><li>Experience in IFRS/US-GAAP, closing transformation, or financial reporting improvement</li><li>Accounting leadership or management experience within a large organization</li><li>Native-level Japanese and Business-level English</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Highlights of the Role </strong></p><ul><li>Lead a major finance transformation rather than simply managing accounting operations</li><li>Drive IFRS transition and financial close acceleration</li><li>Improve and align reporting processes across Japan and overseas operations</li><li>Significant exposure to senior management and international stakeholders</li><li>Lead financial reporting and governance within a large global organization</li><li>Hybrid working available approximately two days per week</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Osaka</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>11 - 17 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 67040-0013499576</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/eXVzdWtlLmhhY2hpbm8uMjI0MDUuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
  • Osaka,
  • remote
  • Permanent
  • 11.0M - 17.0M JPY / Yearly
  • <p><strong>Company Profile</strong></p><ul><li>A large, well-established Japanese company with significant international operations is seeking a senior accounting leader as it enters an important phase of financial and organizational transformation.</li><li>The company has built a strong global business and is now focused on further strengthening its financial reporting framework, governance, and alignment between Japan and its overseas operations.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><ul><li>This is a senior accounting leadership role responsible for financial accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting, audit, tax, and financial governance.</li><li>Beyond managing ongoing accounting operations, a major focus of the role will be transforming the company's financial reporting framework. Key initiatives include transitioning toward IFRS, accelerating the financial close, aligning reporting timelines between Japan and overseas entities, and improving the overall quality and efficiency of financial reporting.</li><li>You will also oversee consolidated and standalone closing, statutory reporting, audit and tax matters, while providing financial analysis and reporting to senior management.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Your Skills </strong></p><ul><li>Strong experience in financial accounting and/or consolidated reporting</li><li>Experience in IFRS/US-GAAP, closing transformation, or financial reporting improvement</li><li>Accounting leadership or management experience within a large organization</li><li>Native-level Japanese and Business-level English</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Highlights of the Role </strong></p><ul><li>Lead a major finance transformation rather than simply managing accounting operations</li><li>Drive IFRS transition and financial close acceleration</li><li>Improve and align reporting processes across Japan and overseas operations</li><li>Significant exposure to senior management and international stakeholders</li><li>Lead financial reporting and governance within a large global organization</li><li>Hybrid working available approximately two days per week</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Location </strong></p><p>Osaka</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>11 - 17 million yen</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reference Number: 67040-0013499576</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (</em><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy"><em>https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</em></a><em>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/eXVzdWtlLmhhY2hpbm8uMjI0MDUuMTA4OThAcmhpanAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
  • 2026-09-04T02:54:51Z

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